Synonyms for gear
gɪərgear

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   cog, gearwheel, cogwheel

2. gearnoun

   equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

   Synonyms:
   gearwheel, cog, cogwheel

3. gearnoun

   a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.

   Synonyms:
   cogwheel, cog, gearwheel

4. gearnoun

   a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.

   Synonyms:
   gearwheel, cogwheel, cog

5. gearnoun

   A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque

   Synonyms:
   cogwheel, cog, gearwheel

6. gearnoun

   stuff.

   Synonyms:
   cog, gearwheel, cogwheel

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1. gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelnoun

   a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia

2. gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, trainnoun

   wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

   "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, string, geared wheel, railroad train, train, gearing, gear mechanism, wagon train, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, caravan, paraphernalia

3. gear, gear mechanismnoun

   a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia

4. gear, paraphernalia, appurtenanceverb

   equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

   Synonyms:
   add-on, geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, accessory, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, supplement, paraphernalia

5. gear, pitchverb

   set the level or character of

   "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

   Synonyms:
   set up, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, pitch, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Mechanism
   • Wheel
   • Wheelwork

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   APPAREL, dress, furniture, accoutrements, ornaments, TOGGERY

2. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   harness, caparison, rigging, trappings, equipments

3. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   gearing, toothed wheels, series of cog-wheels

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   rigging, tackle, gearing, mechanism, draught-gear, accouterments, trappings

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1. List of paraphrases for "gear":

   sprocket, pinion, lever, equipment, braking, gears, speed, devices, speeds

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1. The FSB:

   As a result of (house) searches a large quantity of computer equipment was confiscated along with communications gear, bank cards in false names, and also financial documents and significant amounts of cash confirming the illegal nature of their activity.

2. Chris Evans:

   It does not look good at all, on behalf of the Top Gear team and Matt, I would like to apologize unreservedly for what these images seem to portray.

3. John McEnroe:

   You've still got to put those guys ahead of the other guys. They just know how to get it done, but Medvedev to me is Russian Daniil Medvedev that has the best chance of winning it right now. Russian Daniil Medvedev showed a gear that we haven't seen at the U.S. Open.

4. David Segre:

   It was really scary, it was like a gear had let loose and it was slowly picking up speed going the wrong way.

5. Haley Huggins:

   You also want lots of room for tumbling inside your dryer — less is more, and you definitely don’t want to put too many pieces of gear in there because they will get all tangled together.